On Friday (July 29), a Durga Mandir was found blocked and barricaded in Kaliachak town in Malda district of West Bengal. The development came a day before the Islamic month of Muharram.
In a tweet, BJP Bengal karyakarta Amit Thakur wrote, “This Shocking Image Is From Kaliachak,Malda West Bengal Where Durga Mandir was blocked for Muharram procession. This is the condition of Hindu’s in West Bengal. Why No seculars of I.N.D.I.A Talking about it.”
His tweet was accompanied with a picture of a Hindu temple named ‘Kaliachak Thana Sharbajanin Durga Mandir‘, the entrace of which was blocked by bamboo fences.
While speaking about the matter, BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya accused the West Bengal police of barricading the Durga temple on behest of the Mamata Banerjee government. “West Bengal police blocks and barricades Durga Mandir in Kaliachak on the eve of Muharram,” he tweeted.
Amit Malviya further added, “This is Mamata Bannerjee’s brand of secularism, which demeans and denigrates Hindus, who have been reduced to second grade citizens under her administration.”
“It also shows her inability to handle law and order. Such partisan approach of the Chief Minister, shreds social cohesiveness and widens fault lines. Her politics thrives on it,” he emphasised.
West Bengal BJP MLA (Nandigram) Suvendu Adhikari also did not mince any words before lambasting the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government.
“I bet no Muharram Organising Committee of that area could have demanded such a step which would offend the Sanatanis. This is purely “Hyperactiveness” of the WBPolice. In Mamata Banerjee’s dictionary “Secularism” is synonymous with ‘Vote Bank Politics’,” he emphasised.
“That’s why her administration suffers from “hyperactivity disorder” during religious festivals and they generally end up doing something which tends to hurt the sentiments of the Sanatanis, ” he pointed out.
While requesting the immediate intervention of the Chief Secretary, Suvendu Adhikari said, “Mamata Banerjee has been wilfully building barricades and driving wedges among the two Communities for petty political gains. She is trying to create discord and sabotage the harmony among the two Communities.”
He later informed that the barricades were removed from outside the Durga Mandir in Kaliachak town of Malda.
Meanwhile, several social media users have claimed that the barricades were put up by members of the Hindu community, anticipating a law and order situation during Muharram.
It must be mentioned that Mamata Banerjee imposed restrictions on the immersion of Durga idol in 2016 and 2017 to make way for Muharram processions.